Callelly gets almost 50% of all donations

FIANNA FÁIL’S Ivor Callelly, forced to resign his junior ministry in December last after availing of a free perk, received almost half of all declared donations made to TDs, senators and MEPs last year.

The Dublin North-Central TD pulled in €69,600 of the €147,526 declared by the country’s national and European representatives.

Mr Callelly received the money from 40 individual donors, who made contributions ranging from €750 to €2,500.